Howdy Gang:
I've built a bunch of kits over the years and the following technique works
very well for me and keeps me from messing up...it is a bit labor intensive
but it has proved to be foolproof for me (me being the fool or course:)
I get sheet of legal size paper and write down the numbers of the
components.i.e., R1, R2, C1 C2, etc, I do all the resistors and then the
capacitors.
I tape all the resistors and caps next to their designator on the paper.
When I install a part I cross its number off of the list.
I do this for diodes, transistors, toroids, etc....not the spare chassis
parts though (grin)
I can then tell when all those values have been used up and if I have any
extra left over...meaning I made a mistake with another part and I can go
looking for my mistake.
It takes some time to do this but I find it much better than putting parts
in certain containers by value.....with my system I can tell if I have
installed the correct number of a particular part value.
Maybe not for everyone cause it is labor intensive but I find the kits go
together faster and with much fewer mistakes with this system.
73, Joe W2KJ
I QRP, therefore, I am
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